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Volume 32, Number 7—July 2026

Historical Review

Discovery of Cinchona as Antimalarial, Viceroyalty of Peru, Circa 1630

Jesús Rojas-JaimesComments to Author , Stephanie Rodríguez-Gómez, and Guido P. Lombardi
Author affiliation: Universidad Privada del Norte, Lima, Peru (J. Rojas-Jaimes); Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima (J. Rojas-Jaimes); Universidad Continental, Lima (J. Rojas-Jaimes); Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima (S. Rodríguez-Gómez); Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima (G.P. Lombardi)

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Presence of Cinchona in Loja, Ecuador, and Lima, Peru, and its use as powdered medicine. A) Herbarium file of Cinchona officinalis. Source: Museum and Cultural Center of Loja, Ecuador. B) Bottle labeled “quinine powder.” Source: Museum and Cultural Center of Loja, Ecuador. C) Pharmacy and medication preparation area. Source: Museum of the Barefoot, Franciscan Order, Lima, Peru. D) Bottle of quinine. Source: Museum of the Barefoot, Franciscan Order, Lima, Peru.

Figure 3. Presence of Cinchona in Loja, Ecuador, and Lima, Peru, and its use as powdered medicine. A) Herbarium file of Cinchona officinalis. Source: Museum and Cultural Center of Loja, Ecuador. B) Bottle labeled “quinine powder.” Source: Museum and Cultural Center of Loja, Ecuador. C) Pharmacy and medication preparation area. Source: Museum of the Barefoot, Franciscan Order, Lima, Peru. D) Bottle of quinine. Source: Museum of the Barefoot, Franciscan Order, Lima, Peru.

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